Cherry trees planted by Tokugawa Yoshimune for the common people at Asukayama, around 650 of them right by the station
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From Oji Station's Central exit or South exit, Asukayama Park is just a walk away. The cherry trees on this hill were planted starting in 1720 by Tokugawa Yoshimune for commoners to enjoy, and there are now about 650 of them.
Called a hill, its elevation as measured by Kita City in 2006 was only 25.4 meters, and there's a slope car running from the foot of the hill to the top. In summer, the spot to go is Otonashi Shinsui Park in Oji Honcho, where the old channel of the Shakujii River has been turned into a valley where you can play in the water.
In 2020, 30,775 people lived in this neighborhood.
Daily shopping in this neighborhood ranks 102nd out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the top-ranked category for this neighborhood. Healthcare ranks 133rd, in the middle of the pack.
Oji Station is served by the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line and the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, and there's also a stop right in front of the station for the Toden Arakawa Line, a streetcar line also known as the Tokyo Sakura Tram. Otonashi Shinsui Park isn't just for summer either: cherry blossoms in spring, maple leaves in autumn, and the park has recreated Gongen Falls, one of the Seven Falls of Oji.
In 2020, this neighborhood had about 171 people per hectare. Based on our street photos, buildings rank 344th out of 395 neighborhoods, the weakest category for this neighborhood.
Cleanliness ranks 328th, also toward the lower end.
The place name "Oji" comes from Oji Shrine, formerly known as Oji Gongen. After Yoshimune planted the cherry trees, Asukayama became, along with Ueno, one of Japan's first parks in 1873.
That same year, Shibusawa Eiichi founded a paper manufacturing company called Shoshi Kaisha and built its factory in Oji; it later became Oji Paper. Ten years later, in 1883, Oji Station opened, making it one of the oldest stations on the Tohoku Main Line.
The Paper Museum inherited the collection of the old Oji Paper company and moved into Asukayama Park in 1998.
Around Oji Station (Oji 1-chome and Horifune 1-chome), covering about 4.2 hectares, Tokyo and Kita City published a draft district plan in October 2026. Kita City's new City office is planned to be built here, and the two adjacent plots will have buildings up to about 190 and 185 meters tall, with uses including housing.
The three plots are scheduled to be completed in stages between fiscal years 2032 and 2034, with the urban planning decision expected around March 2027. As for when the City office will open, the City mayor has already said it will be pushed back to around fiscal year 2035.
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